The first space we looked at was a practice room in LR Wilson. This space had the lowest initial-time-delay gap due to the porous materials in the room (carpet, sound barriers on the one wall). This could be due to the fact that the room is specifically designed to produce a clear sound while not allowing much sound to escape to the adjacent practice rooms.
The next space we looked at was the elevator in LR Wilson. This space was in the middle in terms of the initial-time-delay gap because it had a mixture of porous and reflective surfaces. The nature of the walls are overall reflective, as well as the elevator shaft. But the carpet would have resulted in some of the sound to be absorbed as well as the fact that there were three people standing in the elevator at the time of the recording.
The final space we looked at was the stairwell in LR Wilson (the landing between the basement and the parking level). This space had the highest initial-time-delay gap which resulted in a more echoe-y, muddled sound. This is because of the reflective nature of the mostly concrete space, the general shape of the space causes lots of reflections of sound, and the height of the space (extending 8 stories tall).
The first space we looked at was a practice room in LR Wilson. This space had the lowest initial-time-delay gap due to the porous materials in the room (carpet, sound barriers on the one wall). This could be due to the fact that the room is specifically designed to produce a clear sound while not allowing much sound to escape to the adjacent practice rooms.
The next space we looked at was the elevator in LR Wilson. This space was in the middle in terms of the initial-time-delay gap because it had a mixture of porous and reflective surfaces. The nature of the walls are overall reflective, as well as the elevator shaft. But the carpet would have resulted in some of the sound to be absorbed as well as the fact that there were three people standing in the elevator at the time of the recording.
The final space we looked at was the stairwell in LR Wilson (the landing between the basement and the parking level). This space had the highest initial-time-delay gap which resulted in a more echoe-y, muddled sound. This is because of the reflective nature of the mostly concrete space, the general shape of the space causes lots of reflections of sound, and the height of the space (extending 8 stories tall).